Broken

by xxFluttercord

Who's The Real Monster?

Twilight stared in horror at the unconscious draconequus on he ground.

"Discord..!" Twilight gasped, looking at the so-called 'Fluttershy. "Y-you're not Fluttershy!"

"Took you long enough to realize it!"

"What have you done with her?!"

"Oh, nothing! But let's just say that she's not in control of her own body right now.."

"You monster!"

"Am I really the monster here? Or is it Discord?"

Discord weakly looked up at Twilight, his color drained and his ears flattened.

"No," Twilight shouted. "You're the monster!"

Discord had a hopeful look.

"Fluttershy! Please!"

---

Fluttershy had to watch this monster fight her friends.

It was torture.

"Fluttershy! Please!" Twilight pleaded. Fluttershy struggled, but managed to regain control for a few minutes.

"Twilight... I'm so sorry! She just took control of me..."

"Oh, Fluttershy!" Twilight wrapped her hooves around the color-drained mare. "I knew you were in there!"

Fluttershy walked over to Discord, nudging him up with her muzzle.

Discord didn't say anything, but his eyes... lit up.

Fluttershy gave him a small smile.

"I wish I could stay in control for longer," Fluttershy said. "But I can't. However, I can do this..." Fluttershy returned Discord's magic to him, her eyes welling up in tears.

"I'm... losing control."

"Fluttershy, you can't leave us again!" Twilight cried.

"I won't... I can't...!"

There was a blinding flash of light.

Fluttershy had returned to her usual lovely self.

Twilight gave Fluttershy a bone-crushing hug.

Even Discord looked relieved.

"Does that mean... that monster is gone?" Twilight asked hopefully.

"I think so." Fluttershy smiled.

"Not all of them.." Discord looked at the ground as he muttered this.

"You're not a monster," Fluttershy gave him a kind smile. "Even if I was being mean before - the cruel voice in my head told me that you were nothing but trouble... it lied to me."

Discord's pupils slightly dilated. "D-do you really think that...?"

"Of course," Fluttershy smiled. "Deep down, I knew that you were good, but I tried to convince myself otherwise."

"F-Fluttershy... I..."

Did I really just stutter? Discord thought to himself.

"Shh," Fluttershy looked at him with her kind teal eyes. "I'll be your friend."

Discord was slightly disappointed, though he did not let it show.

"I will too." Twilight smiled.

Discord couldn't have been happier.

With two new friends, what could possibly go wrong?

A lot of things. Discord thought.

"Come on," Fluttershy urged. "It's time for Twilight's birthday party!"

Twilight gasped. "I almost forgot!"

Discord chuckled. "Well, let's get going!"

---

"Happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy birthday to you!" Pinkie sang to the purple princess.

Twilight smiled warmly at all of her friends.

"Twilight!" Spike ran up to the purple pony. "I got you a present!" Spike handed Twilight a box.

Inside the box was a book.

Twilight chuckled. "Oh, Spike, you know me so well."

Spike grinned a toothy grin.

"Open mine next!!" Pinkie shouted, throwing her present in Twilight's face.

As Twilight opened the box, confetti exploded everywhere. Twilight saw many cupcakes inside of the box.

"Thank you, Pinkie."

"No problem!" Pinkie sang.

---

***

A few gifts later...

"T-Twilight.. um.. if you don't mind-"

"Say no more, Fluttershy." Twilight gratefully took the gift from the timid mare, opening it delicately.

She gasped and smiled when she saw what was inside.

It was a picture of her and her friends, followed by eight friendship lockets.

"T-the lockets are for all of us.." Fluttershy smiled shyly. "I-I hope you lik-"

"Oh, Fluttershy!" Twilight hugged the yellow pegasus. "It's perfect!"

"Oh.. y-you're welcome..."

"Group hug!" Pinkie announced, everypony joining in the hug, even Discord (surprisingly).

"This was the best birthday party ever!" Twilight beamed. "Thank you - all of you."

Music started, and Pinkie started singing a song to Twilight.

Get your hooves up, party's starting out right now!

Everypony, everypony get down!

Time to make a wish, better make it right now!

It's been a year and today is your birthday party!

Make a wish, it's your birthday!

Make a wish, it's your birthday party!

Make a wish, it's your birthday!

Make a wish, it's your birthday party!

Aw oh,

Aw aw aw oh oh!

Aw aw oh,

Aw uh uh aw oh!

Aw oh,

Aw oh aw aw oh!

Started out great and it just got better!

Every day you learned a little bit more!

Time to celebrate, now we're all together!

And in a year, we can see what you wished for!

Close your eyes and concentrate!

My little pony friends, uh uh aw oh!

Think all the wishes you can make!

Why should it ever have to end?

Make a wish, it's your birthday!

Make a wish, it's your birthday party!

Make a wish, it's your birthday!

Make a wish, it's your birthday party!

Aw oh,

Aw aw aw oh oh!

Aw aw oh,

Let's celebrate your birthday!

Aw oh,

Aw oh aw aw oh!

Let's celebrate your birthday party!

Yay!!!

The ponies all laughed together as the song ended.

"I guess this really is a happy endin', huh?" Applejack asked.

"Well, we never know what's going to happen next time." Twilight answered.

"Let's not worry about that now, darling." Rarity added.

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash flew above the others. "Let's just enjoy this awesome party!"

"Let's party!" Pinkie hollered.

"Fluttershy," Discord said to the pegasus. "I just want to thank you."

"Thank me?" Fluttershy blinked in confusion. "For what?"

"For being my first friend." The draconequus smiled.

Fluttershy blushed and smiled back.

Everything - at that moment at least - truly was perfect.

Nopony could ask for any more.

The End!

Comments

[Fluttercordtrash28]

That was awesome and I'm heading right for the sequel ^^

[Princeling]

Nice. Short, but nice. Some advice for you in the future. Have more of a rising action and give more detail and explanation.

[xxFluttercord]

8127946

Ah, thank you for the advice! I'll take it into consideration! :)